I was looking for 'Wipeout 2097' for the playstation, and when game hunting, I like to go for bundles with a few games that I like in there. Included in the auction was 'Wipeout 2097', 'Destruction derby' and the first 'Gran Turismo'. I only wanted the first two games, and for a bout a fiver it ended up being a good deal... or so I thought.
The posty arrived with my games and excitedly I opened the package. Now a bit of background; some playstation games came in slightly smaller cases with a brown trim, with the inserts also being a little smaller. 'Destruction Derby' is one of those titles to have come in one of these cases.
The previous owner must have been a total idiot, they swapped the cases along with inserts for 'Destruction Derby' and 'Wipeout 2097', the inserts for wipeout where ripped and folded for them to fit in the smaller cover, and the front insert for derby is obviously too small to correctly fit into the larger cover. The rear insert for derby is also a complete mess, it has been cut in half for some reason.
This sort of shit seems to be common place for PS1 games, why do people treat stuff like this? seriously, what the fack? Have been more lucky with PS2 games, they are usually in good condition (well apart from 'Star Wars Racer' which was missing the disc. Amazon seller in this case, got a refund so now have a useless empty case and book!).
The only game that was in perfect condition was 'Gran turismo'. I REALLY do not care for that game series at all. Oh well.
Today's haul is pretty good, take a look:
I have been wanting to replace my 'backups' of various games from various systems, and the PS1 is a good place to start. Some of my favorites can be obtained cheaply, but there are some (like castlevania) that are WAY too expensive to bother getting hold of.
The 'Moto Racer' games (apart from the third one) have always been my favorite motor bike games, they are fun to play, and have nice easy controls. These days, bike games are all simulation ones with hard to use controls, not fun at all. The first one offers a modest selection of bikes and tracks, both road and dirt bikes, and best of all: two player split screen (not like anti-social online gaming). The second one adds tonnes of tracks, nice rock sound track and a track creator mode! Yes you can create your own tracks if you grow tired of the ones on offer in the game. (I also have the PC versions of these!)
The 'Need for Speed' series dates way back to the days when 32 bit gaming was just starting to get popular. There was a need (hah) for 3d games, and EA took the initiative and brought us the first need for speed game. It was obviously popular, the games series is still around today. Unfortunately EA dragged it through the mud and it's now crap. The best of the games for me, are the playstation ones. 'Need for speed' offers a good balance of simulation and arcade racing, with good controls. A nice selection of licensed cars, and some nice locations to race on. Again, best of all is the split screen feature! me and my bud had LOADS of fun on this back in the days, along with wacky cheat codes that let you play as the traffic. Yey for wrongly scaled school buses!
'Max power racing' is an odd one. Not because of the game itself, but because of the titles. This game was actually released twice, on the same console, but under two different names. wikepedia states that 'C3 Racing' (the original title) was released as 'Max power Racing' in the UK to tie in with the magazine. However, the game did come out in Europe (in English) under the original title and did end up on UK shelves. Crazy eh? This game is a decent arcade racer, good selection of cars and tracks, and another one that is loads of fun playing split screen with yer mates.
When I had my first Playstation years ago, to save cash and whatnot my father helped me out and took my system to a guy to have it 'chipped'. This allowed backups to be used, and moral BS aside, it allowed me to have a nice selection of games. Some guys in the town centre used to sell them on street corners for £5 each. Those game can just be downloaded these days of course, but I am buying up originals.
It is all quite nostalgic, and most of the games are still fun to play today; but do look a bit crap on the HD big screen TV. The thing that makes the 'Moto Racer' games even more for me is the fact that my late father (who was not a gamer) also enjoyed them, and I did play them with him some.
Even under all the circumstances, my father did try his best to keep his kids happy, and without him I would not be a gamer today.
I will keep up the blog with game hauls, figure hauls and all of that stuff! To finish off, here is the Playstation shelf (PS1 and PSP on top, then PS2 and bottom more PS2 and PS3)
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